Leading animal protection groups across Brazil wrote an urgent letter to Senator Cristovam Buarque reiterated reiterating their concern that PLC 70/2014 will not ban most cosmetic tests on animals in the country and that the bill must be amended by the Senate.

University students from across China were the lucky winners in the first ever #BeCrueltyFree China poster design competition, hosted by Humane Society International and VShine Animal Protection Association, and sponsored by LUSH Cosmetics.

On the heels of the U.S. House of Representatives announcing the introduction of a federal bill called the Humane Cosmetics Act legislation that would phase out animal testing for cosmetics as well as ban the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics, pop star Kesha has vocalized her support of its passage in a brand new campaign.

Leona Lewis wrote a personal plea to the Brazilian Senate in a bid to ban all cruel animal testing of cosmetics in Brazil. A delegation of leading animal protection groups in Brazil, led by Humane Society International’s #BeCrueltyFree Brazil campaign, hand delivered Leona’s heartfelt plea to Senator Cristovam Buarque in Brasilia.

Ahead of World Day for Animals in Laboratories, Adalita Srsen, from Australian rock band Magic Dirt, said testing cosmetics on live animals is ‘cruel, outdated and unreliable’ and the practice should be banned in Australia.

Today at the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan’s Parliament), Legislator Wang YuMin and the Taiwan SPCA (for the #BeCrueltyFree Taiwan campaign), launched a bill to ban animal testing of cosmetics in the country.

Well-known celebrities and animal lovers Aya, Junior and Lisa Wang became ambassadors of the #BeCrueltyFree Taiwan campaign, coming together to launch an exciting video calling on Taiwan to change the law and ban cosmetics cruelty.

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